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Manda-Inakir

Type
Fissure vent
Elevation
600m
Last eruption
1928
Manda-Inakir
Photo: NASA Landsat image (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Fissure vent
Country
Ethiopia · Djibouti
Region
Eastern Africa / Afar Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
600m
Coordinates
12.380, 42.200
Last eruption
1928
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary

Manda-Inakir consists of a series of NW-trending fissure vents and pyroclastic cones along the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. The elongated complex represents an uplifted mid-ocean ridge spreading center now exposed above sea level. An elongated dome of basement rocks is cut by two axial rifts, the northern of which was active during historical time. Basaltic cinder cones along the rift's marginal faults have produced lava flows on the flanks of the structural dome, yielding a shield-like morphology. An eruption in 1928 or 1929 at the SE end near the town of Korili (in Djibouti) produced the Kammourta cinder cone and a lava flow.

From Wikipedia

Manda-Inakir is a system of fissure vents and cinder cones located along the borders between Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia. Last erupting in 1928, it produced a cinder cone called Kammourta. It has an elevation of over 600 metres.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1928~1928 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 219281928192919291929

Detailed timeline

  1. 1928VEI 2Observed
    1928-12-31 – end unknown
    Kammourta

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